Vaseline Multi-use Beauty Tips & Tricks

Vaseline is one of those products that it love or hate it, we've probably all had in our handbag at some point of our lives. For me, Vaseline was one of those products that sat in my school shirt pocket throughout my school days and was applied heavily throughout lessons.

Nowadays, I find there's a few more mixed opinions on Vaseline Petroleum Jelly, but love it or hate it, there's no getting away from the fact that it does a pretty good job at a fair few quick beauty fixes.

Vaseline recently challenged me to streamline my beauty regime and try to use Vaseline Petroleum Jelly as a multi-purpose beauty product and I've been doing just that.

Not one to take risks when it comes to skincare, I decided to use the little pot to compensate for some of my day to day beauty products and I must say, I've found some pretty nifty ways to use it.

Lip Balm

Vaseline is probably most commonly known as a product that's used as a lip balm and this past week, I've been using it for just that. It moisturises my lips nicely prior to my make up application and creates a nice, slightly glossy base for my my lipstick.

Lip Exfoliator

Having just run out of my previous lip exfoliator, I was considering making a DIY one, but decided to use a little bit of Vaseline along with an old toothbrush to buff away any dry and flaky bits and I'm actually really impressed with how well it has worked.

Cuticle Oil

I'm pretty obsessed with cuticle care and in my moments of having nothing to do, will often be found applying a little bit of cuticle oil to my nails in order to keep them soft and avoid having them look dry and unkept. Vaseline has made for a perfect multi-use product in this case and although it doesn't keep them hydrated for as long as I find my regular oils do, it's a perfect quick fix for when I'm out and about, keeping my polish looking shiny too- oh and it's a lot less messy!

Highlighter

I was a little bit apprehensive about applying Vaseline to my face at first and kept my fingers crossed that it wouldn't cause me to have any breakouts, but keeping in mind that it's aimed towards dry skin and lips, I decided to bite the bullet and give it a go. Applied lightly on my cheekbones, down my nose and on my brow bone, I have been really pleasantly surprised with the dewy fresh glow that it gave to my skin and have found myself reaching it for it a fair few times both to use on its own and as a slight base for my powder highlighters.

Brow Tamer

I'm all about the brows, but for days when I haven't put much effort into taming them, Vaseline has worked beautifully at keeping them from going astray. I would say that if you have any brow products on prior to using Vaseline, then to go easy as it will smudge the product, but applied to those strays alone, it does a fabulous job. 

Fake Tan/Hair Dye Barrier

I haven't used Vaseline for hair colouring recently, purely because I haven't home coloured my hair in a while, but in the past it was always my point of call to apply around my hair line to avoid dying my skin. This works really well and more recently I started to apply this little trick to my fake tan routine- applying it to my knuckles to avoid that look. We've all been there!

I've heard through the grapevine that Vaseline also works incredibly well dabbed on your skin prior to spraying perfume to hold the scent for longer as well as being a dreamy catwalk product protecting your teeth from Red lip stains, but I've decided to hold out putting those tips the to the test for my next evening out where good results will be more appreciated.

 I'd love to know how you use Vaseline in your beauty regime and what multi-uses you can come up with?

Vaseline has an RRP of £2.09 and is available to buy in Boots and leading stores.

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